Goal.com America Brent Latham: Liguilla semifinals offer zesty matchups Goal.com America So for all intents and purposes, the best four teams over the last four months are set to play for the Mexican title. It's an ideal outcome subject to long odds in the short tournament era, and a great thing for fans and for Mexican soccer general. and more

Tourism's power alive and well in Fairfax Fairfaxtimes.com This week is National Travel and Tourism Week — a time when we celebrate the impact our industry has on our community, the Commonwealth, and the nation. Travel and Tourism is easily one of America's largest industries. In 2011 alone, it contributed … and more

International Artists Bring New Excitement to Zimbabwe Voice of America Music is known as the universal language. If that maxim is confirmed anywhere it is at the Harare International Festival of the Arts, or Hifa, in Zimbabwe. There are artists from Europe, Latin America, Central America and Africa. One can hear music … and more

Six Environmental Activists Win Goldman Prize Voice of America ( MUSIC ) I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we play music from the singer-songwriter Santigold… And, check out some of the advice on our relationship blog for a very shy man in Brazil … But first we tell about the recent winners of the …
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America's first tourism ad campaign: Will it bring back visitors? Honolulu Civil Beat This week, America launched its first-ever tourism ad campaign in Japan, Canada, and Britain, and is planning on expanding the feel-good media blitz in the coming months to Brazil , China, France, Germany, India, and South Korea.
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The Guardian (blog) Avengers proves blockbusters no longer have to make it big in America first The Guardian (blog) Domestic US box-office used to be the focus of Hollywood studios; but now international has overtaken, particularly for tentpole movies . Those foreign markets are surging upwards, particularly in Brazil , Russia, India and China, but also in Eastern … and more

Arts Notes, Walnut Creek Journal and Lamorinda Sun San Jose Mercury News Friday evening's program features music from Cuba, Canada, Brazil , Australia, Japan and America, and concludes with Caldwell & Ivory's “Hope for Resolution,” a lyrical European chant melody combined with an uplifting Zulu anti-apartheid song. and more

Major League Soccer Soccer Capsules: Final three berths set in Mexico playoffs Brownsville Herald AP America's Christian Benitez throws his jersey to fans in celebration at the end of a Mexican soccer league match against Cruz Azul in Mexico City, Sunday, April 29, 2012. America qualified for the tournament playoffs after the match ended 2-2. American Exports preview: Playoff hunt on in Latin America Major League Soccer all 19 news articles

Box Office Guru Wrapup: America Takes It Like A Man Again Rotten Tomatoes The last weekend of April is usually a dumping ground for films with uncertain commercial appeal and this year studios used the frame to jettison its late-spring waste before heading into what should be a red hot summer season. All four new films …
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TIME An Early Summer Heat Wave: The Avengers Sizzles Abroad TIME On an end-of-April weekend that usually sees studios holding a yard sale for their least loved trinkets, four low-budget films made modest to poor showings. Thank you and good night. But wait! If it's spring twilight in America, it's a fiery summer … and more
